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Indonesia sharply cuts RT-PCR test prices
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has ordered to cut the prices of the RT-PCR tests for Covid-19 to a range between 450,000 rupiahs ($31) and 550,000...
Israel launches airstrikes on Gaza following clashes
Israeli fighter jets struck posts and facilities of the armed wing of the Islamic Hamas Movement in Gaza following clashes between Palestinian...
5.2-magnitude quake strikes Japan, no tsunami warning
An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the richter scale struck off Japan's Fukushima Prefecture on Sunday, authorities said, adding that no tsunami warning...
US fears IS attack at Kabul airport
The US has warned its citizens to avoid the Kabul airport amid concerns about the potential for attacks by Afghanistan's branch of the Islamic State...
Pakistan temporarily suspends flight operations to Afghanistan
Pakistan has temporarily suspended Kabul flight operations and is not evacuating anyone at the moment, according to media reports.
Cuba reinforces Covid response amid resurgence
Cuban authorities reinforced Covid-19 response as hospitals faced medical supplies shortages amid a surge in infections, hospitalisations and deaths.
Iranian President vows to fight pandemic
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said that his first priority in the government would be to control the Covid-19 pandemic and improve the health...
US considers having airlines help with refugees
The Biden administration is considering calling on US commercial airlines to provide planes and crews to assist in transporting Afghan refugees once...